Philharmonia Orchestra, Denis Kozhukhin

Pianist Denis Kozhukhin performs Rachmaninov’s show-stopping Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, with all its wit, brilliance and irresistable twists and turns.

Also hear Finnish conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali – called 'the real thing' by the Sunday Times – conduct Pictures at an Exhibition.

Mussorgsky’s masterpiece, orchestrated by Ravel, curates a surreal musical walk around a gallery, journeying past paintings of gnomes with crooked legs; a medieval castle; a ballet of unhatched chicks, still in their shells; the witch Baba Yaga, in the form of hut on bird’s legs; and finally, the pealing bells of the Great Gate of Kiev.

Performers:
Philharmonia Orchestra
Santtu-Matias Rouvali conductor
Denis Kozhukhin piano

Repertoire:
Kabalevsky: Overture, Colas Breugnon
Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Interval
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition orch. Ravel